Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi compared since 2009/10

HOW do Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's club goal and appearance records compare since the Portuguese joined Real Madrid?

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Ronaldo 2009/10: 33 goals in 35 games

“Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are without doubt the greatest players of their generation”

It has been over eight years since Ronaldo left Manchester United, for what now looks like a bargain £80m transfer fee, and became the main man at the Bernabeu.

It was a move that shaped one of the greatest sporting rivalries in history, as Barcelona ace Lionel Messi was approaching his peak years.

Since then, the duo have gone toe-to-toe in La Liga and the Champions League every season, and between them have won the last nine Ballon d'Ors on the spin - with Ronaldo favourite to make it five apiece this year.

Messi has won eight league titles, five Copa del Reys, six Super Cups, four Champions league titles, three UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups in his career - making a whopping 29 club trophies in total.

Ronaldo - including his time with Manchester United and Sporting - has five league titles, five domestic cups, four Super Cups (including one Community Shield), four Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups - totalling 23 trophies, six less than his major rival.

Of course the 32-year-old Portugal skipper has the Euro 2016 title to his name, whereas 30-year-old Messi is yet to land a major trophy for Argentina, losing the Copa America finals of 2007, 2015 and 2016 - as well as the 2014 World Cup final.

But who comes out on top when it comes to club goals since Ronaldo and Messi have been going toe-to-toe in Spain?